Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-03
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
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THE COUNCIL
BISMARCK, Special Telegram. Feb. 23.-In
council the following bills were introduced:
BY McCumber Cby teauest. for amending sub
division Of chapter II 2 OF the civil code BY
Campbell 10y requestl, to provide for the pay
ment for territorial printing for 1875; by
Campbell, providing a remedy by RaTnisn s y
Z district courts BY Grigsby, providing innas
Tor shop, barn, etc, for the school Tor deisi
mutes
In executive session the nomination oil r
p Mcclure to be commissioner or immigfa-
ton was read, and went over one day undef
the rules The council bill amending the
township law as to election of Supervisors
was lOst--ayes A, nays IL. The council Dill
amending the township law relating 10 tne
care of the poor was lost-ayes Z, nays 10
The council bill passed providing Tor tho
regulation of pharmacy, of licensing phar-
macists and of the sale of poisons under the
direction of the Dakota board OF pharmacy
for North Dakota aad the South DAKOTA
board for Southern Dakota. The council
bill resDecting expenditure OF the road ara
bridge FUNDS passed. Mr., Grgsby, on leave,
introduced bill making appropriations Tor
the maintenance OF the school Tor GEAR
mutes Mr. Bogert, on leave, introduced
bill regarding cities having the exclusive
control of the liquor traffic within their cor
porate limits House bills on their third
reading were disposed of as follows:
That authorizing the division of counties was
put of till tomorrow A mem )rial to congress
regarding the Yellowstone Park was rejected;
ayes z; nays, 3. Authorizing county COM
missioners in certain cases to employ counsei
TO assist district attorney. lost; ayes, =: nays
IL. To limit the terms OF service OF county Of
ficers This bill was reported with an amend
ment striking out the word sherihs, and ieav-
| ing IL apply only to treasurers Pending discus
sion the council adjourned.
HOUSE
hxyn ntah
providing for high license, was recalled from
| the committee and passed under suspension
OF the rules; ayes, 81 nays, none.
Bills introduced: BY Ensign, authorizing
counties TO issue bonds not in excess OF 4 per
cent on valuation for the erection Of court house.
By wolsemuth, for an act to reg
ulate telephones. BY Glendenning, for ex-
emption Of timber culture. BY Gilbert. 70
change the name of the Dakota Brokerage ana
/ Investment Company of Sioux Falls. BY Stew
art of FAN River, relating to removal OF county
seats. On motion read second time ana re-
! ferred to the COMMITTEES on counties. BY Patten
| of Miner. to provide funds TO pay for the con-
sfruction, seating and furnishing OF the normal
81 building at Madison. By Aikens toS re-
| d. q, authorizing railway companies TO appoint
| police officers.
The council bill providing q penalty for
! the willful neglect of officers to make reports
| required by law was indefinitely postponed
| The council bill providing liens on crops for
| seed wheat loaned was recommttted Inc
| council bill defining the subdivisions of the
Second judicial district passed, also the coun-
| Gil bill legalizing certain acts OF the Huron
legislature The following house bills
| passed:
Relating to marks and brands; to amend the
charter OF Grafton institute: bll TO oblige
| county treasurers to register warrants without
| charges-ayes %, nays 8.
The bill to encourage voting, adversely re-
| ported by the committee on elections, was
| referred TO general orders Williams OF
Burleigh, by unanimous consent, introduced
| q bill to establish a territorial board OF cor
| rection and charities Hawk, by unani-
| nous consent, introduced a house bill to en-
| able cities and towns to lease water works
| fire apparatus, etc. The balance of the ses-
1 sion was devoted to the consideration in
| committee of the whole of what is known as
! the Ordway university bill, Ordway having
| been stricken out and Aberdeen inserted.
COUNCIL.
The council bill authorizing any incorpor-
| ated city to issue bonds for erecting school
| houses ana city buildings and for water
works. IRE apparatus, etc, providing that
| the city's debt Is not thereby made TO ex-
| coed per cent of the valuation, was taken
! up under suspension of the rules and passed
| Ar executive session was held to receive
nominations from the governor, after which
| the house bill which provides for the removal
| of the United States court from Yankton to
Mitchell came up as the special order OF the
! day. Mr.. McCumber moved to postpone the
| special order TO p. m. on Saturday next,
which motion prevailed
| Bills introduced: By Lawler, &c amend Sec
| ton of chapter 43 of General Laws of 1883.
BY Ceilings providing for the filing and record
| ing of chattel mortgages bv tow nship clerks.
| By Galloway. TO fix the compensation of judges
of probate and provide fund for payment OF
| same.
The house bill providing for the division of
counties was passed The house bill pro
viding for the assessment and taxation of
telegraph companies was made the special
to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
| by local option was made the special order
for Monday afternoon
HOUSE
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 24-In
the house the following bills were intro
duced:
By Mr. Terrill prescribing the manner of Civ
ing notice of election: by Mr., Bidlake, author
zing treasurers to collect taxes in certain cases:
by Mr.. Mentzer. for the protection of game: by
Mr.. Stewart of Fail River, repeating the law
creating a boafd of public health; by MIR.
Wyman, TO establish village school districts; by
Mr.. Dodds, TO provide for additional buildings
and improvements for the insane ASYLUM AT
Jamestown; by MIR. Dodds, TO punish false pre-
lenses in obtaining registration Of cattle and
other animals, and to punish the giving OF false
pedigrees.
The council bill to prevent the spread of
noxious weeds in the territory was passed.
The house bill passed legalizing certain acIs
of the commissioners of McHenry county.
In committee of the whole. Adams bill pro-
viding for punitive damages in railroad ar
| cidents, where bodies are consumed or dis
| figured by fire, was recommended to be in
definitely postponed. The bill repeating Ger
tain sections of the act incorporating the
city of Mayville was recommended to pass.
When the committee rose the bill was read
the third time and passed. The bill provid-
ing for an experimental farm at Brookings
was passed, SO to 2; also the bill permitting
Griggs and Barnes counties to fund then
school Indebtedness. The house again went
into committee of the whole and recon-
mended to pass the bill making an appro.
priarion of $50, 600 for the establishment OF
the University of Central Dakota to be
located at Aberdeen; also the house bill
making an Appropriation of $50, 900 for the
construction of dormitory and wing to the
university at Vermillion; also the house bill
appropriating $50, 900 for the extension anG
maintenance of the normal school at Spear
fish; also the house bill relating TO trials in
justices courts. The house had under dis
cussion the bill to prohibit traffic in obscene
literature when it adjourned
COUNCIL.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb 25.-Ir
the council the following bills were intro
duced:
By Dodge, to make appropriations for tn,
maintenance Of the North Dakota Hospital fol
the Insane, appropriatinR 1853, 900. By Dodge
providing for the refunding of outstanding In
debtedness of school boards. By Wells, amend.
ing section A, chapter u, Political Code. for re-
distrctfng counties into commissioner districts
BY McCumber, providing an allowance to jus
tices Of the supreme court for travelling ex,
penses. BY Galloway, to locate and sustain
normal school department at Tower City. appro
priating $4,000 By Grigsby, concerning in
surance companies and authorizing the terrific
rial auditor to sue for and collect penalties fol
doing business without compliance with the
laws of the territory. By Ericsson. to amend
section !, chapter So Laws of 1885. amending
section 3, chapter 81. of the Penal Code.
Council Bills Passed-Relating to TOWNSHIP
assessors; relating to building and loan associa.
tions: for the protection of game birds: except
ing bank deposits from limitation of debts Of
private corporations; authorizing the construc.
tion OF bridges over navigable rivers in certai1
places (the Grand Forks bilD. The house bill
passed for the assessment and taxation OF tele,
graph companies.
Adjourned
HOUSE
In the house the following bills were intro.